Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
(Sprache: Englisch)
Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age.
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Victor Kiernan provides a rich and insightful analysis of eight of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, revealing how they were shaped by the social and political upheavals of his age.
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'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in "a more realistic light".'Times Literary SupplementThe seventeenth century saw the briefflowering of tragic drama across Western Europe. And in the plays of WilliamShakespeare, this form of drama found its greatest exponent. These Tragedies,Kiernan argues, represented the artistic expression of a new social andpolitical consciousness which permeated every aspect of life in this period. Inthis book, Kiernan sets out to rescue the Tragedies from the reductionistinterpretations of mainstream literary criticism, by uncovering the widerhistorical context which shaped Shakespeare's writings.Opening with an overview ofcontemporary England, the development of the theatre, and a portrait ofShakespeare as a writer, Kiernan goes on to provide an in-depth analysis ofeight of his Tragedies - from JuliusCaesar to Coriolanus - drawing out their contrasts andrecurring themes, and exploring their attitudesto monarchy, war, religion,philosophy, and changing relations between men and women. Featuring a newintroduction by Terry Eagleton, this is an invaluable resource for thoselooking for a new perspective on Shakespeare's writings.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare “
Introduction by Terry Eagleton
Foreword
Part I: Programmatic
Part II: Introductory
1. The Condition of England
2. The Theatre
3. Shakespeare and Tragedy
4. The Tragic Road
5. The Others
Part III: The Plays
1. Julius Caeser (1598-99)
2. Hamlet (1600-01)
3. Othello (1603-04)
4. King Lear (1605-06)
5. Macbeth (1606)
6. Timon of Athens (1606-08)
7. Anthony and Cleopatra (1606-08)
8. Coriolanus (1608)
Part IV: Tragic Themes
1. The Hero
2. Villains and Revengers
3. Man and Superman
4. War
5. Political Shadows
6. Women and Men
7. Religion and Philosophy
8. Endings and Beginnings
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Victor Kiernan
- 2016, 320 Seiten, Maße: 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Zed Books
- ISBN-10: 1783606886
- ISBN-13: 9781783606887
Sprache:
Englisch
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